Gary Payton
Sports Cards, Basketball, SuperSonics era
Gary Payton anchored the Seattle SuperSonics at point guard for thirteen seasons, earning the nickname The Glove for his on-ball defense. He won Defensive Player of the Year in 1996 while leading Seattle to the NBA Finals, and was named to the All-Defensive First Team nine times. A nine-time All-Star, he won a championship with Miami in 2006 and entered the Hall of Fame in 2013.
Athlete Details
- Position
- Point guard
- Career
- 1990–2007 (NBA)
- Draft
- Round 1, No. 2 overall, 1990 (Seattle SuperSonics)
Accolades
- Championships
- 1 (2006)
- League MVP
- Finals MVP
- All-Star selections
- 9
- Hall of Fame
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 2013
- Defensive Player of the Year
- 1 (1996)
- All-NBA First Team
- 2
- All-Defensive First Team
- 9
- Olympic gold medals
- 2 (1996, 2000)
Teams
Top Cards
Appears In
No appearances catalogued yet.
Lists
No lists currently reference this subject.